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New defense against drones is available but only for law enforcement and the government

Drones like quadcopters are incredibly popular. They can be really fun to fly but unfortunately, people can misuse them and that’s bad news especially when flying them in sensitive airspace. Since hunting them down with guns blazing is frowned upon, the government and law enforcement now have available to them the Battelle DroneDefender. This defensive […]

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Revolights Eclipse+, a Bluetooth lighting system for your bike

By Dennis Moore / October 27, 2015 / News / Bicycle, Bluetooth, Crowdfunded / Leave a Comment

Riding a bike at night can be a dangerous task; even with the proper lights and reflectors, motorists may have difficulty seeing you. Fortunately, there is a new IndieGogo project that will make your bike stand out no matter how dark it is. The Revolights Eclipse+ is a set of rings that connect to your

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From Mo-Fi to Lola, Blue strikes again

By Bill Henderson / October 27, 2015 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones / Leave a Comment

Blue, a 20-year innovator in audio microphones, made quite a name last year—and not with mics. Their Mo-Fi headphone featured an insanely designed hinge that made it possible to wear them for hours without undue pressure at the temples. Oh, and they were self-powered with a built-in amp. Not bad for a first effort! Blue

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MagCable: the magnetic charging cable that makes charging your devices a snap

By Kathleen Chapman / October 26, 2015 / News / cables / 14 Comments

It’s a little thing, but I find it frustrating sometimes to fumble around for the proper orientation to insert my phone’s charging cable into the micro-USB port – especially in the dark. Generally speaking, it only takes 10 seconds at most for me to do this which really isn’t a big deal, yet, isn’t it

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Try it before you buy it with Lumoid

By Dennis Moore / October 26, 2015 / News / Shopping / Leave a Comment

The high cost of many gadgets can make them a risky investment. What if you end up not liking or needing that expensive smartwatch you just purchased? Sure you can sell it on the internet, but you might end up taking a loss. I recently found out about a service, Lumoid, that will allow you

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Thonet and Vander multiplies the Kürbis speaker by 2 and calls it Hoch

By Bill Henderson / October 25, 2015 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth speaker / Leave a Comment

When I reviewed the Thonet and Vander Kürbis Bt Bluetooth speaker, I was impressed how such an inexpensive speaker could sound so good. Thonet and Vander are new to the U.S. market and are expanding their product selection with the new Hoch speaker. The Hoch and Kürbis speakers are identical looking except the Hoch is

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Martian Envoy smartwatch, Ti Click Classic pen, Jamstik+ and more – Weekly roundup

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 24, 2015 / News / weekly roundup / Leave a Comment

Just in case you’ve been too busy visit us every day this week, here’s a list of all the news, reviews and articles that we’ve posted in the last seven days. The reviews covered quite a few topics from luggage, to headphones and other audio related gadgets, to a wearable heart rate monitor and more.

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Make the back of your iOS devices touch sensitive using HandyCase

By Kathleen Chapman / October 23, 2015 / News / iOS / Leave a Comment

HandScape has developed a new case called HandyCase for your iPhone 6/6+, iPhone 6S/6S+, iPad Mini 1, 2 & 3, iPad Air 2, and iPad Pro. This fascinating case allows you to pop in your device, turn on the case, connect it via Bluetooth Low Energy, then start using all of your fingers to select

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Put your name or anything else you want in lights with the Mighty Marquee

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 22, 2015 / News / Art / Leave a Comment

Mighty Marquees are small affordable backlit displays that you can customize with different graphics or your own artwork. They feature a 9x3x2 inch light box that is powered by USB. Either plug in to a USB AC adapter or use with a USB backup battery for maximum portability. Inside the box are 15 super-bright LED

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The Wove Band – because your smartwatch is just too small

By Kathleen Chapman / October 21, 2015 / News / Smartwatch, Watches and Clocks / Leave a Comment

Do you find yourself gazing at your smartwatch a little too long to read your texts? Perhaps your watch face is too small. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a larger display? What you need is the Wove Band made by Polyera. Most of the outer surface of the band functions as a grayscale capacitive multi-touch

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Misfit announces Shine 2 fitness and sleep tracker wearable

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 20, 2015 / News / Activity tracker, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

Today Misfit is introducing the Shine 2, an update to their award-winning Shine Fitness and Sleep Monitor. The Shine 2 has been redesigned to track activity and sleep more accurately with a 3-axis accelerometer and a newly added 3-axis magnetometer. The iconic ring of status LEDs has also been updated from all white LEDs, to

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First 3D printed FDA approved medication

By Kathleen Chapman / October 19, 2015 / News / Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company has announced in a press release the FDA approval of the first 3D printed medication, Spritam levetiracetam, which is an oral medication used in conjunction with other medications to treat seizures in adults and children with epilepsy. What’s so interesting about this? Well, some of those who suffer from epilepsy need a high

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2015 Fall gadget giveaway

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 18, 2015 / News / contest / 248 Comments

To celebrate Fall, we present the Gadgeteer’s 2015 Fall gadget giveaway! One lucky person will win a huge prize pack of 12 prizes. So click through to read the details on the prizes and to submit your entry for a chance to win them!

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Nerdwax keeps your glasses from sliding down your nose

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 18, 2015 / News / Glasses, Sunglasses / 2 Comments

I’ve been wearing glasses since I was in third grade. The only thing that I don’t like about my glasses is that they slide down my nose. I have no idea how many times a day I push them back up, but I’m sure it’s a lot, especially when I’m outside in hot weather or

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Waterfield Cozmo 2.0 bag, Logi Blok iPad keyboard case, Guardzilla security system and more – Weekly roundup

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 17, 2015 / News / weekly roundup / Leave a Comment

This week I was enjoying a vacation on Seagrove Beach, Florida, which means we posted more reviews than news because I decided NOT to work this time while I was supposed to be relaxing. That’s a first for me, which means there were more great hands-on reviews for you to read since I posted two

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SmarterGarter is supposed to be a fashionable alternative to the fanny pack

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 17, 2015 / News / Bags / 16 Comments

Each day I receive at least 100 emails pitching me ideas for products to write about on The Gadgeteer. I delete most of those emails seconds after opening them because there is nothing interesting about another iPhone bumper case, screen protector or a Kickstarter campaign for a selfie stick that includes a bottle opener. But

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Logi jumps into the home security camera ring with Circle

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 17, 2015 / News / Home and Kitchen, security camera / Leave a Comment

WiFi home security cameras are one of latest gadgets to explode in popularity in the last year or two. It seemed like this category really took off after Dropcam came on the scene. Before Dropcams and other cameras like them, home security cameras were not plug and play. Far from it. They required hard wiring

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Fold your own really cool Halloween mask using cardstock

By Kathleen Chapman / October 16, 2015 / News / Halloween / Leave a Comment

I spied this awesome Halloween (or festival) mask on the Make: website. Wintercroft sells all kinds of mask templates (the above is the Dragon Mask V1) and instructions that are immediately available as PDF files after your purchase. All you have to do is print the templates out on paper, adhere them to the cardstock, cut

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EZVIZ Mini is an affordable DIY home security cam for $69.99

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 16, 2015 / News / Camera gear, Home and Kitchen, security camera / Leave a Comment

Weighing in at less than 4 ounces, at 3.5”, for under $70, EZVIZ Mini is the affordable way to keep an eye on your home, kids, pets and property. At a third of the cost of competitive products, the EZVIZ Mini Indoor Wi-Fi camera delivers 720P image quality at 15fps in a simple and easy

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Metallic microlattice: the unheavy metal

By Kathleen Chapman / October 14, 2015 / News / science / Leave a Comment

Boeing is considering using metallic microlattice in future airplanes and yes, it is balanced on top of the head of a dandelion. It’s “approximately one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam” (from HRL Laboratories) – that’s how lightweight this new material is. It is described as an “ordered network of interconnected hollow struts made from a

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